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Have you ever made a paper fan? Simple, wasn't it? Have you ever wondered how to make a plain paper fan look more creative and eye-catching? Well, you're in luck, because this article will teach you how to make a paper fan that looks just like a real peacock!
Steps
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1Gather your supplies.
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2Take your sheet of dark green paper and make one fold up, about two centimetres wide.Advertisement
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3Turn the paper over to the other side, and make another fold in the same way.
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4Continue turning the paper over and making folds until you reach the end of the paper. You should have an accordion-like pleat of folds.
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5Cut the paper in half along one of the folds. Fold one half of the paper in half, along the width. Repeat with the other half.
- Take the inner ends of one half of the paper, and glue them together. Do the same with the other half. You should have two pleated semicircles.
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6Staple the semicircles together to make one full circle. Now you have made a circular fan.
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7Paint small red, yellow and blue dots on your circular fan. Wait for the paint to dry.
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8Glue the sequins on top of the dots of paint for some added sparkle.
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9Cut out a peacock body shape from the blue cardstock.
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10Paint the peacock's body all over with the blue glitter glue. Wait for it to dry.
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11Glue the googly eye onto the peacock's body.
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12Cut out a small triangle from the yellow cardstock, and glue it onto the peacock's body. This is the peacock's beak.
- Glue the green feathers onto the peacock's body. These are its wings.
- Glue the popsicle stick between a fold on the circular fan.
- Glue the peacock's body onto the popsicle stick.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionInstead of googly eyes, can I use a sketch pen?Community AnswerSure! It is always good to experiment with different materials and branch out.
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Things You'll Need
- One square sheet of dark green paper
- One A4 sheet of dark blue cardstock
- One small sheet of yellow cardstock
- Dark blue glitter glue
- Red, yellow and blue paint
- Red, yellow and blue sequins
- Three green feathers
- One googly eye
- One popsicle stick
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